Shiran Shapira, Ari Leshno, Daniel Katz, Nitsan Maharshak, Gil Hevroni, Maayan Jean-David, Sarah Kraus, Lior Galazan, Ilan Aroch, Dina Kazanov, Aharon Hallack, Stewart Becker, Mark Umanski, Menachem Moshkowitz, Iris Dotan, Nadir Arber
BACKGROUND: Curcumin, green tea polyphenols and selenium possess anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Individually they have demonstrated some efficacy in animal models and human subjects with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Coltect [Curcumin (500 mg), green tea (250 mg) and selenium (100 µg)] in vivo and in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS: Each component was compared to placebo in a DSS mice colitis model...
2018: Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology